Working Hard at Play

Another warmer than average day this "winter" in Minnesota

Check out Luke's position on the floor. Just five minutes earlier, this was John's position when he was repairing our washing machine.

The bad news: the washing machine broke this week. The good news: John repaired it and all the laundry is done!

Aiden spends a lot of time each day playing with these little cars. They are one of the first toys he looks for in the morning when he wakes up.

On the floor with his cars

More repairs to do, but first let's organize the tools (at least that is what I would do)

Luke is feeding Aiden some of his pizza at lunch

Three little mowers

Very little remains of our snow this year

The boys are often so "hard at work" while they are playing. They shout orders, follow directions, work and negotiate together, and can often entertain each other for hours. Aiden will generally lose interest after awhile or he won't be able to keep up with this brothers, but Luke and Liam work together so well. They will fill dumptrucks full of toys and haul them from one end of the house to the other and then back again. They run races with their cars around the kitchen and make such loud noises that it feels like we are at a racetrack or something. It is very fun to watch. This week our washing machine broke and all three boys enjoyed watching John (on several occasions) try to figure out the problem. They went upstairs to gather their goggles, tools, measuring tape, screwdrivers, etc...and waited with excitement for John to ask them to hold something or shine the flashlight.

We are continuing to have mild weather though I hear rumors of snow in our future. We enjoyed several afternoons outdoors this week playing in the yard and even riding bikes in February. That was something we only dreamed of doing at this time last year.